Punishment as Societal-defense
| Author | : Phillip Montague |
| Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
| Total Pages | : 198 |
| Release | : 1995 |
| ISBN-10 | : 084768072X |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780847680726 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (726 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Punishment as Societal-defense by : Phillip Montague
Download or read book Punishment as Societal-defense written by Phillip Montague and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 1995 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: People punished by law are treated in ways that we consider immoral in other contexts. In Punishment as Societal-Defense, Phillip Montague develops a new theory of punishment that, instead of justifying it on the basis of deterrence or retribution, constructs it as analogous to individual self-defense. If people are justified in defending themselves against wrongful aggression, Montague argues, the same principles of distributive justice underlie punishment as societal defense.
